my hubby and I are into RC cars. we do compete in races but at the moment it's just my hubby whose competing. there are quite a lot of shops now that sells these stuffs. Lil's sells only Tamiya and Kyosho. there's ActionHobbies in Greenhills and d Fort which sells HPI, Hotbodies, Xrays. there's also Pitshop in Araneta Ave. which carry Yokomo, Associated, Losi and other stuffs.